Good book for large cichlids? - Aquarium Advice

mrcrazypants05 · 09-12-2005, 03:30 PM

Anybody have a link to purchase a really good book for large SA and [acronym:0fc051f9ec="Calcium"]CA[/acronym:0fc051f9ec] cichlids and such? Or perhaps a magazine... Thanks

gheitman · 09-12-2005, 09:23 PM

I didn't know that cichlids could read

Seriously, if you can find them I suggest "American Cichlids II: Large Cichlids" by Staeck and Linke as well as "The Cichlid Aquarium" by Loiselle. The first book is one in a series of four that the authors did on cichlids from both the old and the new world. There is a lot of information on breeding, habitat, feeding, etc. The second book has extensive information on the setup, furnishing and maintenance of cichlid tanks as well as the various species. I purchased my copies of these books from used book stores on Amazon.com.

As far as magazines go, you can't do any better than Tropical Fish Hobbyist in my opinion.

Jchillin · 09-12-2005, 10:15 PM

Try here for a decent list of cichlid books. The books that gheitman referred to are also listed. Most can be found at any decent book retailer, including Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.

TFH is gold.

09-12-2005, 03:30 PM	#1
mrcrazypants05 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 458 Images: 7	Good book for large cichlids? Anybody have a link to purchase a really good book for large SA and [acronym:0fc051f9ec="Calcium"]CA[/acronym:0fc051f9ec] cichlids and such? Or perhaps a magazine... Thanks __________________ 125gallon - 3 Giant Danios - 1 7" Jack Dempsey - 1 5½" Green Terror - 1 9" Lutino Oscar 65RR - SW - 30g Sump w/fuge - 40lbs MI LR 30lbs Base - 4-5"Sand Bed - 2 false black perculas, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 6 zebra hermits, 6 blue leg hermits, 6 nassarius snails, 6 astrea snails

09-12-2005, 09:23 PM	#2
gheitman Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 1,199 Images: 4	I didn't know that cichlids could read Seriously, if you can find them I suggest "American Cichlids II: Large Cichlids" by Staeck and Linke as well as "The Cichlid Aquarium" by Loiselle. The first book is one in a series of four that the authors did on cichlids from both the old and the new world. There is a lot of information on breeding, habitat, feeding, etc. The second book has extensive information on the setup, furnishing and maintenance of cichlid tanks as well as the various species. I purchased my copies of these books from used book stores on Amazon.com. As far as magazines go, you can't do any better than Tropical Fish Hobbyist in my opinion. __________________ Gene Heitman - 10 tanks, 178 gallons, 20+ species of fish/shrimp/snails, 52+ species of plants ... 8 years ago I just wanted 1 tank with some fish - what was I thinking

09-12-2005, 10:15 PM	#3
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,976 Images: 47	Try here for a decent list of cichlid books. The books that gheitman referred to are also listed. Most can be found at any decent book retailer, including Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. TFH is gold. __________________ _________________________________

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